Thoughts on making your Simself?

I created my Sim Self strictly for my avatar. LOL I've already had a very full life, and don't care to repeat it, even in gameplay. Some of it is just too tragic to go through it again. But, I did make a Sim of my sixth great-grandfather, since there are likenesses of him available. I did it for the Challenge that came out with the Demo CAS back in 2014, before the game's release. Previously, I've done what the OP said. I made fictional characters to play. Mostly the ones from my mini-series in the Star Trek genre. The Cantrells were born out of that. I'm having a wild time playing them. But, for the first time ever, I've attempted to recreate the life of said great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. I know there are some who would say I was being disrespectful, but I'm not having them do anything beyond what they may have done themselves. I just don't 'share' that I've got them in my game, normally. And if you say anything I'll simply deny it. LOL